OLIVER KAY WINS.
5-4 VICTORY OVER MRS. FULLERTON-SMITH. _ IN AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (By Telegraph-Press As'sn.--Copyright) Received Wednesday, 11.30 p.m. ADELAIDE, Sept. 2. Miss Oliver Kay won the women's golf championship of Australia defeating Mrs. FullertonSmith in the final to-day by 5 up and 4 to play. The weather was ideal. There was little between them, but Miss was the steadier. Mrs. Fulierton-Smith was not driving well, pulling and slicing, but she played wonderful recovery shots, hitting her woods on the fairway with great power. Apart from a few loose shots Miss Kay was steady all round. Her putting was deadly and she seemed always to have the upper hand. Although Miss Kay lost the first hole when she pulled her iron second, she won the second in par five. Mrs. Fullertou-Smith pulled her drive into the rough at the third but recovered wonderfully and halved in four. The next three holes were halved and Miss Kay vook the seventh, her opponent being bunkered. The match was squared at the next, Miss Kay taking live aftoi •! sliced drive. Mrs. Fullerton Smith smothered her drive at the ninth but played two great woods. She pitched short and Miss Kay bunkered with her third but exploded and sank a 25-foot putt for a win in five. Miss Kay was then one up and she was out in 40, Mrs. Fullerion-Smith taking 41. A snort second and a chip cost Mrs. Fulierton-Smith the next hole and the following two were halved. Mrs. Fullercon-Smith won the thirteenth, while Miss Kay took three putts at the fourteenth for a half. She won the fifteenth, Mrs. Fullcrton-Smith taking three putts. The next two holes were halved.
Mrs. FulJertou-Smith pulled her drive into the tiger country at the eighteenth find took six, while Miss Kay was down in live after three putts to stand three up at lunch.
In the afternoon Miss Kay won the (irst two holes with a birdie three and a par live. She lost the third, pulling her drive. A downhill putt tricked Mis. Fullorton-Smith at the fourth and she was five down. .Miss Kay tooi-; three putts at the fifth, but halved tho hole. The sixth was halved and the seventh put Miss Kay six up. Both were bunkered out Miss Kay w:.s on in two and Mrs. Kuliortuii-Smith in three. Tin: eight was halved and the ninth was won by Mrs. Fuilorton-ttnii' h who sain; a twentv-footer fo; live.
Miss Kay was out in 42 and Mr Fulleiton-Snnth in 44. ■
Mrs. Fullcrton Smith fluffed her chip from a bunker at the tenth and was six down. The next two were halved an ' Miss Ivav was dormie six.
Mrs. ' erton-Smith won the thir teenth, negotiating a half stymie and the fourteenth was halved for the match.
In the Tasman Cup foursomes Mis-* Kay and Mrs. Fullerton-Smith niee! Mrs. Clements and Miss Button, while Miss Horwell and Miss Fleming meet Mrs. Negus and Mrs. Britten-Jones. Miss Helean will probably play in the singles. The team loaves on Friday night.
Victorian Golf Championship Received Wednesday, Midnight. MELBORNE, Sept. 2. The winners in the second round in the Victorian golf championship today included Ferrier, Williams, Whit ton, M. -T. Ryan, T. Spence, 11. I'yyne, and L. Nettleford. New Zealand Ladies to Play in Sydney Received Wednesday, Midnight. SYDNEY, Sept. I'. The Ladies' Golf Union nnnounees that arrangements will be made for I he visiting New Zealand women golfers who have done so well in South Australia to play in Sydney next Monday, but the type of game is as yet unde cided. All associates are being invited to watch the New Zeahinders in actum
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 September 1936, Page 7
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